Steve Sikes is a 20+ year technology professional hired in 2012 as the first Technology Services Director. He is skilled in designing infrastructure and implementing technology to support large user groups and effectively managing IT staff. He manages all network, telephony, video & cellular services for the City including the needs of McDonough Police, Court & Fire departments. He recently redesigned all network & telephone services to connect to our central data center. All sites are fully vlaned with high end Cisco systems, private fiber connections & redundant backup. He designed & built the “nervous system” our new Public Safety and Court building with state of the art ip camera systems, card key access systems, ip phones, automated wifi transfer of UPD incar video & most recently private in-building Verizon cellular antenna system.

The Technology Services Department strives to stay on the forefront of technology; our focus is on utilizing the latest advancements in technology to save taxpayer's money and to ultimately provide residents with the best in customer service. This department maintains all of the networking infrastructure, computer hardware / software, telephony systems, and physical security systems for our City Government and associated boards and agencies.